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Ansley-Litchfield at Stuart: Stuart puts a perfect record on the line
Ansley-Litchfield (2-5) at Stuart (7-0), Thursday, Oct. 22. Playoff picture, season stats, charts and history before the Week 9 game.
Game-day information: Kickoff reported by the Game Center: 7 p.m. Central. This article’s schedules and statistics are dated reporting, not live score updates.
Scores are NSAA finals. Points and ranks are NSAA wildcard standings, checked Oct. 21, 2026. Projections are not official seeds.
Stuart is 7-0 and has outscored opponents 266-132. Ansley-Litchfield (2-5) gets the last regular-season shot at it Thursday. Both play in District D6-4: Ansley-Litchfield is 2-1 in district games and Stuart is 3-0.
Thursday, Oct. 22, at Stuart, 7 p.m.
The playoff picture
Class D6 takes the 16 eligible teams with the best averages.
Ansley-Litchfield is 33rd in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 35.286. That's 4.429 points behind today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Stuart is 1st in Class D6's NSAA point standings at 45.286. That's 5.571 points above today's 16th-best eligible average (39.714, High Plains Community).
Projections are not official seeds. NSAA sets the field after Week 9.
How they got here
Ansley-Litchfield (2-5) opened with a 68-26 loss at Medicine Valley (7-0). Its losses: at Medicine Valley (7-0), 68-26; Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4), 47-13; Silver Lake (3-4), 48-13; at Giltner (2-5), 44-38; at Riverside (7-1), 75-8. Its best win by opponent record was a 43-21 win over Elba (2-5). Last week it had a 43-6 win over Santee (1-6).
Stuart (7-0) opened with a 60-36 win at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-4). It hasn't lost. Its closest game was a 33-31 win over Riverside (7-1). Its most recent scored game was a 33-31 win over Riverside (7-1). Its record also includes two games reported as 1-0 (forfeit or administrative result), which are left out of the scoring numbers here.
By the numbers
| Ansley-Litchfield | Stuart | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-5 | 7-0 |
| Class and NSAA rank | D6, 33rd (35.286) | D6, 1st (45.286) |
| Coaches poll (Oct. 18) | Not ranked | No. 2 |
| Points scored per game | 26.3 | 53.2 |
| Points allowed per game | 44.1 | 26.4 |
| Average margin | -17.9 | +26.8 |
| Current streak | Won 1 | — |
Shared opponents
These two have played two of the same teams. It's a rough guide, since the games came in different weeks and places.
| Opponent | Ansley-Litchfield | Stuart |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | L 8-75 | W 33-31 |
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | L 13-47 | W 60-36 |
Players to know
Among the leaders in MaxPreps game reports through Week 8: Ansley-Litchfield's D. Magner (1,043 passing yards in 6 reported games). Reports aren't complete for every game, so treat these as minimums.
Editorial update, Oct. 21: Program-history claims from the supplied school-history mapping are withheld pending school-identity verification. This does not change the current-season results, records or statistics above.
What to watch
- Stuart's offense. It averages 53.2 points. Ansley-Litchfield allows 44.1.
- Ansley-Litchfield's offense. It averages 26.3; Stuart allows 26.4.
- Stuart's streak. 5 straight wins.
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Result note: a 1–0 entry is shown as listed by NSAA. It is not treated as evidence of an on-field score or a confirmed forfeit.